Espeon counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Espeon
#0196 Espeon
Psychic
USAGE 1.5% #76
ABILITYMagic Bounce
BASE STATS
HP 65
ATK 65
DEF 60
SPA 130
SPD 95
SPE 110
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
BugGhostDark
½×
FightingPsychic
Moves
Esper Wing 100.0% Eruption 80.9% Psyshock 74.5% Expanding Force 74.5% Earth Power 25.0% Electro Shot 11.5% Calm Mind 9.9% Encore 9.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 74.5% Power Herb 11.5% Leftovers 9.9% Choice Specs 3.6% Focus Sash 0.4% Expert Belt 0.0% Colbur Berry 0.0% Life Orb 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Bounce99.7%Synchronize0.3%
Common Teammates
Ting-Lu82.7%Corviknight71.5%Indeedee71.3%Volcanion71.3%Hawlucha71.3%Gholdengo17.4%Thundurus11.8%Toxapex11.2%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #76 with 1.52% usage. Sorted by reliability score.